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Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Craft shop
Some chinese bamboo painting
Some chinese bamboo painting
An old tinker shop
Red house
Red house
Church of St Francis Xavier
On 3rd January 1840, during the pontificate of the 254th pope, Gregory XVI (1831-1846), Malacca came under the jurisdiction of Bishop Courvezy, Apostolic Vicar of Siam, of the Paris Foreign Mission (MEP). It is one of the five districts of the MEP Mission of the Malay peninsula and Singapore.
In 1841, Frs JM Beurel and Paul Brigandet were sent to Malacca to open a Mission. They purchased a Dutch house within the old Fort area which became their residence and chapel. Efforts to begin the Mission failed mainly because of hostility and ecclesiastical disagreements from the Portuguese Mission. Without any success, Frs Beurel and Brigandet left Malacca. It must be understood that at this time, the Portuguese Mission (based in Macao) was already well established in Malacca with St Peter's Church as its main parish.
In 1845, Fr JB Boucho, Administrator of the Vicariate of Siam, assigned Frs Peter Favre and John Dastugue to make another attempt to start a new mission in Malacca. The year 1845 marked the 300th anniversary of the first arrival of St Francis Xavier to Malacca on 25th September 1545. The priests found 15 Catholics who were loyal to the Apostolic Vicar of Siam and they became the first parishioners of the new parish of St Francis Xavier, the great Apostle of the Indies and the Missions. The parish was established at the Dutch house purchased earlier.More......
Cheng Hoon Teng Temple.
Cheng Hoon Teng, which means Temple of Clear Clouds, was founded in the early 17th century (not sure exactly when, but some say 1645) by the Kapitan China Tay Kie Ki alias Tay Hong Yong. In addition to being the religious institution, the temple also served as the official administrative centre and court of justice of the Kapitans, which included Li Wei King, Chan Lak Kua and Chua Su Cheong.
One side of column in the entrance employs Cao-shu, a grass script style of Chinese calligraphy which was done by Robert van Gulik (1910-1967), a Dutch diplomat and authority on Chinese history and culture.
The main hall was first constructed in 1704 by Chan Ki Lock, and was rebuilt by Kapitan China Chua Su Cheong in 1801. The central altar is dedicated to Kuanyin, the goddess of mercy. To her left (in the worshippers' direction) is Ma Choo @ Ma Choe Poh, patron diety of fishermen, sailors and sea travellers. Next to her is the goddess of birth. On the far end is Kuan Kong. The diety with the gold face is Pau Sen Ta Tek, the god of welding.
Unlike other Chinese temples, the Cheng Hoon Teng does not employ door gods. Instead the doors are guarded by the famous Taoist monks, The Eight Immortals. At the outer gate are the Eight Immortals on the animals that they ride on. At the entrance to the main hall, the Eight Immortals are no longer shown as humans, but are instead symbolized as dragons with four claws. Within their claws are the Eight Immortals' instruments, namely the flute, knife, lotus and fan. These dragon representations are called Ar Enn Pak Sien, or Hidden Eight Immortals.
On the walls are the Eighteen Lorhans, now encased behind glass. Their depictions have almost disappeared under centuries of smoke. On the outside of the main hall are columns with gold calligraphy in cao-shu, a grass style script. It was written by Robert van Gulik (1910-1967), a Dutch diplomat and authority in Chinese culture and history.
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Masjid Kampung Kling
The Masjid Kampong Kling, built in 1748, is one of the oldest mosques in Malaysia. The mosque is located on Malacca's busy north-south running Jalan Hang Lekiu, on the corner of Jalan Tanjong, or Temple Street, both filled with Chinese shop-houses. However, when Masjid Kampong Kling was erected, the neighborhood of Kampong Kling, which runs along the coast to the west of the Malacca River, was still primarily inhabited by South Indians or Klings. The multiple styles revealed in this mosque attest to the synchratic building tradition that flourished in Malacca, a major trading port in the fourteenth through the eighteenth centuries. Ps- To visit this mosque you will need to wear long pant.. esp women :)
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The Masjid Kampong Kling, built in 1748, is one of the oldest mosques in Malaysia. The mosque is located on Malacca's busy north-south running Jalan Hang Lekiu, on the corner of Jalan Tanjong, or Temple Street, both filled with Chinese shop-houses. However, when Masjid Kampong Kling was erected, the neighborhood of Kampong Kling, which runs along the coast to the west of the Malacca River, was still primarily inhabited by South Indians or Klings. The multiple styles revealed in this mosque attest to the synchratic building tradition that flourished in Malacca, a major trading port in the fourteenth through the eighteenth centuries. Ps- To visit this mosque you will need to wear long pant.. esp women :)
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